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Don't speak, text, says the mobile generation
British newspaper The Telegraph reports of a new social study that shows how texting has had a complex effect on teenagers, allowing them to avoid face-to-face contact and to communicate in ways they would not have dared before. Text messaging plays a key part in the social lives of young people. Some 89 per cent, of 11- to 21-year-old mobile users text at least once a day and 54 per cent at least five times a day. For most, texting is the preferred means of flirtation and arranging dates. A third of boys and nearly a quarter of girls saw nothing wrong in ending a relationship by text. Prof Haste said: "Perhaps surprisingly, males are keener on making calls when it comes to affairs of the heart. Females prefer to text. Twice as many boys and young men preferred to conduct any arguments by text compared with girls and young women - 27 per cent compared with 14 per cent. "Texting is replacing speech for much communication among young people," comments Helen Haste, leading author of the report. "It is not just about communicating but displaying to those around you that you are popular, successful and have a large social network." And FYI, most respondents declare that keeping your mobile attached to your belt is a fashion faux pas! |
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